CSC Generation - Senior Merchandise Planner & Supply Chain Manager
Requirements
• 5+ years of owning end-to-end inventory planning, including replenishment, demand forecasting, weekly reporting, and open-to-buy management • Knowledge and use of an ERP for PO management • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional aptitude for retail math • Ability to build and maintain relationships across e-commerce, customer service, product development, sourcing, and finance teams; skilled at identifying and influencing key stakeholders • High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong ability to learn new technical applications quickly • Strong forecasting acumen and data-driven decision-making • Proactive and comfortable managing a high-scope role independently • 2+ years of experience in a lead or management role • Experience in multi-channel B2B wholesale • Comfortable working with AI tools (Claude or similar) and Microsoft Office/365 integrations to streamline workflows • Exposure to planning, finance, analytical, or data management systems beyond Excel
Responsibilities
• Develop, monitor, and evaluate Open-to-Buy monthly with the executive team; deliver timely re-projections based on current trends to manage inventory and protect margin. • Establish a "never-out" system for best-sellers. • Forecast sales, receipts, gross margin, and inventory position on a monthly and seasonal basis at the sales channel, category, and warehouse level. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build assortment recommendations—brand and key-item projections, SKU count, and depth. • Manage inventory health through buying budgets, seasonal sell-through targets, PO receipt flow, and pricing strategies. • Manage the full purchase order lifecycle with vendors, from issuance through delivery, including coordinating container bookings and import logistics. • Navigate tariff classifications and government trade regulations to ensure compliance and accurate COGS. • Prepare recommendations for key financial meetings that maximize sales, margin, and inventory productivity. • Recap business performance weekly, review variance to plan, assess deviations from current trends, and recommend corrective actions. • Proactively identify and manage closeout/excess inventory to minimize risk. • Ensure structured reporting deliverables are met, evaluating reports for accuracy, efficiency, and standardized best practices.
Benefits
• The people who do best here are builders. They take ownership, move fast, and want to see the direct impact of their work. • Team Impact: Build and lead inventory planning for the brand, with direct ownership of the decisions that drive sales, margin, and inventory productivity. • Growth & Leadership Development: High performers are quickly entrusted with greater responsibility, new challenges, and leadership opportunities across the portfolio of brands. • Ownership: Own the brand's entire inventory plan end to end—from pre-season strategy through in-season execution—and see the direct impact of your decisions on the business. • Competitive Benefits (US): Paid time off policies, 401(k) match, medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands. • Competitive Benefits (Canada): Paid time off policies, RRSP match, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a variety of supplemental benefit options, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands. • Part of our interview process is a mandatory in-person interview with someone on our team prior to an offer. Candidates that are unwilling or unable to meet for an in-person interview will be removed from consideration immediately.
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